A banca em Romaorigens do direito bancário atual

Abstract

The commercial age in Ancient Rome, which covered the second half of the Republic and the whole Princedom, lived a territorial and economic expansion. It was based on the performance of international trade, with little background in human history until that time. Partly as a cause and as a result of this development, the Bank activity was essential to expand the business and commercial network. The legal regulation of this activity, in which highlighted the role of the praetor and the iuris prudentes, was also a substantial element for consolidating and fulfilling the social function of banking. This article aims to elucidate how was the banker’s profession in Rome, as well as the operation of that business. In addition, it analyses who were the financiers that would take place and what was your most important normative order.